Conservation Project

My conservation project worked with the university to increase the level of recycling. I originally planned on working directly with the waste management company however that fell through. So i focused my attention on the recycling in the residence halls and in the dining halls. I have noticed that not many people use the recycling bins in their rooms and the dining halls and I felt that this should change. I began by talking with the housing director and the management with dining services. From there I talked with people in the dorms about recycling and found that virtually everyone thought it was beneficial however there were 27% of people that said that they did not recycle in their dorm rooms. I found this to be very surprising so I worked to try and get people in the dorms to begin recycling. When I talked with the dining services I noted that there are bins for recycling, however they are often not used for recycling and are very easy to mistake for the regular garbage cans. I proposed to them that they find a new type of recycling bin to make it clear to students that they are trying to help the environment and that they should place their recyclables in the new containers. All in all, I hope to still work with the residence halls and with dining services so that my project is able to come full circle and so that I am able to wrap up the loose ends that are still out there. I had a lot of fun with my project and hope that what I have done will last for a long time.

Current Events Update #4

Scientists have just discovered a way to create adhesive using the same methods of physics behind frogs and lizards. The scientists have created the product based off of the way that the animals are able to stick onto things and hold themselves up. This is in no way hurting the environment however it is proof that we are able to learn and benefit from our ecosystem and the other plants and animals that live in it, similar to the way that we get our medicine from natural sources. I think it is really cool how we have learned from these animals and how we have used this knowledge to create something that we use in our everyday life.

Current Events Update #3

Recently in Australia there has been a large mining boom. The boom is located Port Hedland, the largest town in the Pilbara region. The mining is happening because of an increased demand from the Asian market. The digging is hurting the environment around the area very badly and is killing animals and vegetation. I would like to see the digging stopped as soon as possible in order to preserve the ecosystem and prevent anymore species from dying.

Current Events Update #2

Recently Greece has experienced wild fires that have lasted for months. The fires have burned 670,000 acres (which is 5% of the nations totall land) and has killed at least 67 people. Part of the area that has been affected is a protected forest. I think this is a devastating blow to Greece's environment and it will take decades until the damaged area is restored. I think that Greece should really try to restore the land that was damaged and try and put in steps to not let this happen again.

Current Events Update #1

There are new reports out that contribute global warming to the recent rise in humidity. It is said that the higher temperature is causing more water to evaporate, this leads to more vapor in the air which means more humidity. The major downfall to this is that the higher the amount of water vapor the greater the chance of heavy rains and damaging hurricanes. In my opinion this is something that could alter the environment forever however there is not that much that we can do about it other than what we are currently doing to prevent global warming. I was just surprised to find out that there was that much water vapor in the air due to global warming and that the vapor is one of the main reasons why we have been having higher humidity.